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Australia Consumer Watchdog Sues VW’s Audi Unit over Emissions Scandal

The Australian consumer watchdog said on Wednesday it was suing the local Audi unit of Volkswagen AG for intentionally selling more than 12,000 vehicles with software which lied about levels of toxic emissions. This follows a separate suit that the …

VW Sued by 1st Major German Firm over Diesel Scandal

Fish distributor Deutsche See is suing Volkswagen for misrepresenting a fleet of vehicles it leased as environmentally friendly, becoming the first major German customer to sue Europe’s biggest carmaker over its diesel-test cheating. Volkswagen already faces numerous lawsuits from individual …

UK Legal Action Launched Against Volkswagen over Emissions Scandal

A British law firm has launched legal action against Volkswagen, seeking thousands of pounds of compensation each for UK drivers affected by the carmaker’s emissions scandal. The German company is involved in lawsuits in several countries and is racing to …

VW’s Keyless Entry Systems Vulnerable to Hacking: European Researchers

Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years, and some current models, are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked using cheap technical devices, according to European researchers. Computer security experts …

278 Volkswagen Institutional Investors File €3.3 Billion Suit in Germany

Almost 300 institutional investors in Volkswagen have filed a multi-billion euro suit against the carmaker for what they see as breaches of its capital markets duty in the emissions scandal, the law firm representing them said. The lawsuit, for damages …

Allianz Plans to Sue VW over Share Drop Caused by Emissions Scandal: Source

German insurer Allianz plans to sue Volkswagen over the sharp drop in its shares as a result of the carmaker’s diesel emissions scandal, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. If successful, the lawsuit would add to financial pressures …

Former VW CEO Was Alerted to Problems with US Diesel Emissions Tests in 2014

Volkswagen’s former chief executive officer was alerted to problems with U.S. diesel emissions tests in 2014, but the issue “did not initially receive particular attention at the management levels,” the German carmaker said on Wednesday. A memo was sent to …

VW Engineers Admit Rigging CO2 Emissions over Job Fears: Report

Several Volkswagen engineers have admitted manipulating carbon dioxide emissions data because goals set by former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn were difficult to achieve, reported Bild am Sonntag, the Berlin-based newspaper. The paper said VW engineers tampered with tire pressure and …

West Virginia Files Suit Against Volkswagen Over Clean Diesel Claims

West Virginia may be the first U.S. state to sue Volkswagen AG for deceiving car buyers after the Environmental Protection Agency said last month that the company had installed software to hide that its diesel engines exceeded pollution standards. Attorney …

Emission Scandal Puts VW Test Site in California Under Scrutiny

When Volkswagen opened its gleaming pollution testing center near the California coast, a top executive from the German automaker helped snip the blue ribbon and joined a tour of a lab so advanced that VW would brag the air inside …